Mule killer

Mule killer
Mule killer Mule killer Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being swallowed; as: (a) A whip scorpion. [Florida] (b) A walking-stick insect. [Texas] (c) A mantis. (d) A wheel bug. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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